- Catherine Disher
Catherine Wilder Disher (born
June 22 ,1960 inMontreal ,Quebec ,Canada ) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0228324/ IMDB] ] is a Canadianactress who won theGemini Award for Best Actress for role in the Canadian mini-series "Snakes & Ladders" [ [http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2004/12/13/Arts/geminiawards041213.html CBC.ca] ] , and was nominated for her role as Dr. Natalie Lambert in the "Forever Knight " TV series.She also had a supporting role on "
T. and T. ", the legal/action series starringMr. T ; and also in the second season of the "War of the Worlds" series. She was the voice ofJean Grey /Phoenix in the "X-Men" animated cartoon series, which ran from 1992 to 1997. She was also the voice ofPsylocke in the "Marvel Vs. Capcom " series. In addition to the "X-Men" series, she has also been the voice actor forJill Valentine in "" (1999(.She graduated from the
Phillips Exeter Academy in 1978 as well as theNational Theatre School of Canada inMontreal .Disher also provided the voice of the Penelope Lang character in the Teletoon/
Cartoon Network animated television series "Atomic Betty ", and played Betty Fox (the mother ofTerry Fox ) in the 2005 television film "Terry".She was formerly married to her "X-Men" co-star Cedric Smith, with whom she had a son, Darcy Montgomery Smith, in 1993.
She is to play
Psylocke in the upcoming animated series "Wolverine and the X-Men ". She also voiced Mimet in the English version of "Sailor Moon S ".She is also the voice of Friend Bear in "" and "
The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie ".She is currently playing Maggie Norton on the Canadian television series "The Border", and provides additional voices on the
PBS Kids /CBC Kids series "Super WHY! ".Trivia
Disher is the only actress who has voiced Jill Valentine in more than one game: "Resident Evil 3: Nemesis" & "Marvel VS Capcom 2".
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